Structure for a passenger motor vehicle and method of making same
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsDieter Steinhauser, Martin Goehrke, Thomas Meier, Liam Moloney
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Abstract
A structure is provided for a passenger motor vehicle, which comprises a panel structure of non-metallic material, such as fiber-reinforced plastic. For optimization of the structure with regard to high strength, light weight, and functional performance, said structure comprises a passenger cell, the panel structure of which includes a front panel structure and a rear panel structure, while the panel structures are connected with a floor structure bordered by longitudinal girders extending between the panel structures.
Claims38
Structure for a passenger motor vehicle, comprising a panel structure made of non-metallic material, such as fiber-reinforced plastic, wherein the structure forms a passenger cell, of which the panel structure comprises:
- a front panel structure;
- a rear panel structure,
- a floor structure joining the front and rear panel structures;
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- longitudinal girders that extend between the panel structures and border the floor structure.
A passenger motor vehicle body assembly comprising a passenger cell integrally formed by carbon fiber reinforced plastic panel structure comprising:
- a front panel structure,
- a real panel structure,
- a floor structure joint the front and rear panel structures, and
- longitudinal girders that extend between the panel structures and border the floor structure.
A method of making a passenger motor vehicle body assembly comprising a passenger cell, said method comprising integrally forming a carbon fiber reinforced plastic panel structure which includes:
- a front panel structure,
- a real panel structure,
- a floor structure joint the front and rear panel structures, and
- longitudinal girders that extend between the panel structures and border the floor structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.